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Fri May-07-10 01:49 PM
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Obviously once it is in place without the pipe the oil will just flow out of it but it lets them make sure it is secure.
The next step is to connect riser pipe to pumping ship.
The ship will pump continually. The output of the leak is less than the output of this well at full capacity anyways so refineries should have plenty of capacity.
The fix is just temporary. It is to "scoop up" the oil while they drill the relief well. Since relief well will take 90 days and it is gushing at 200K gallons per day if they didn't do this 18 million gallons would leak out while they drilled. This might catch 80% of that.
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